New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-26
HEBREWS Ind THE MARRIAGE LAW
DISCUSSION OF IT IN THEIR MfxIsrKRs' AssoCIA-

TIoN-PREsIpEST BAYLEs's DENIAL
Tho semtannual conference Of the Jewish Minister'S
Association opghcd yesterday morning In tho Forty
fourthst Synagogue. The association now has about
fifty MEMBERS and the conference opened with about
thirty members present representing different States
The Rev. Dr. Cotheil, president Of the assocation'
occupied tho chair and among those present were the
Rev. Henry 5. Jacobs, the Row. Dr. f. DE SOFA Mehds'
the Rev. samuel Adler Oscar j. Cohen, Dr. Richard j.
Gotthel, Dr. Abraham 5. Isaacs, the Rev. Dr. Kauf-
manu. the Rev. DR.. Alexander Kohut Dr. J. Mayer
the Rev. Dr. IT, PcEina Mendes, the Rev. DR.. Aaron
Wise, the Rev. NJ Ziaser. all Of this city; ami rabpis
from other parts Of the country In the morning the
president read his report. Remarks were mace on
moral teaching in public schools. ana DIR. Da'i" u
wye, who present representing the Presbyterian
synod of this district said that he hoped that some
plan could be arrived at by which Hebrews and Chris
tlans could unite against godlessness and atheism
President Gottbeil then called attention TO an article
in a German paper in which President Bayes Vi 'he
Board Of Health credited with the remark tha'
tho Hebrew ministers who favored the Hebrew mar
riago law recently enacted authorizing only those
rabbis to perform the marriage ceremony who were
connected with legally INCORPORATED religious orgaIz
tons had done simply nom their own ralaciy.
A committee appointed to see Mr. BayleS' ana
IL reported in the afternoon that lac ndtly dhie"
making the statement He said that the men VINO
advocated the measure impcel by public spirit
and that he would do all that ne couiu 10 MP h.,
Tho committee on marriage laws an Oih',u AT llo
last session reported that minister's OF downtown
East Sdc congregations who had feared the passage
of the bill had been deceived for they were the very
ones who would derive the most benefit from It,
The law aimed at the sclistyicd rabbs attached 70
no CONGREGATION. one rabbi said that under the Ola
law ten men could form congregation and elect
rabbi He knew Of Tum-seeT being made rabbi
In this way. The committee recommended that there
be a Hebrew Ministers Dicctory-.llnlar To the Med
zeal Directory for the board Of Icalth-the proper
thority for the registry marriages. Board Of
Health Is willing TO be guided by this directory;
In the discussion that followed II was said that the
Board Health l. doubtful to the wording or the
rev marriage law In clause. This clause de-
scribes the proper functiOnarlcs a. "mniscrs" ana
saws nothing about rabhis. The Board then asks who
can perform the marriage ceremony. II rabbi- are thus
excluded The members ~ the conference said yes
terday that the law was wOrdcd correctly, ministers
being the right word and ~abhi meaning only learned
man or scholar. The question VIII hc submitted 20
tho Corporation Counsel and II he decides that the
wording Is incorrect another bill viii be drafted His
decision Is expected wednesday.
Resolutions ON the death nj Henry ward Bcechcr
were adopted. Mr. Beechcr eu10gizcd AID spoken
of n. true friend of Israel In the evening public
meeting was he'd IN the Temple EMANUEL The con
ferrDcn ends tonight.